The Orbiter 1.5 FLSun Q5 Direct Drive Adaptor
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(Update: Dec 2021 - I have recently received the version 2 of "The Orbiter" extruder and am in the process of making an adaptor.) FLSun Q5 "The Orbiter" Adaptor =========================== This is installed and working but may need adjustments so I would say "Work in Progress". Its fitted together with M3 bolts into the plastic, I can't vouch for the life of this but it feels solid. Bottom bracket I'm not happy with but it works. I originally planned to just fit it on top so the circular hole was cut for this purpose to match the Orbiters bolt pattern but it wouldn't give enough clearance to the rods at the back so I needed to move the extruder up and then angled. Notes ===== 6 x M3 - 12mm 2 x M3 - 16mm Threadlock (Not exactly needed but will help the bolts stay in) I used PLA at 40% infill for the Middle and Top piece, you can go lower but I wouldn't go much less then 20%. I used 100% for Bottom though due to it needing to be as rigid as possible, . Screws are used straight into the plastic so set at least 3 walls in the slicer to make this work well. This may change in the future if the design changes to use inserts. I wouldn't drill out the screw holes but drill out the PTFE tube hole with a 4mm drill bit and file the hole between the top and middle pieces where the angle is to make inserting the tube easier. You need 11mm of PTFE to fit into the Orbiter (at least how I measured it.) I pushed the tube into the hotend through the adaptor then measure the 11mm and cut then. Diagram ======== The Diagram shows where to drill a 5mm hole. Its best to use the orbiter as a guide here but diagram is there for reference.
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